A Case of Amyloidosis Presenting as Chronic Cholecystitis, Misdiagnosed as Polymyalgia Rheumatica / 대한소화기학회지
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
;
: 49-53, 2016.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-212287
ABSTRACT
Amyloidosis is a rare disease defined by extracellular deposits of amorphous fibrillar proteins, derived from aggregations of misfolded proteins. Localization of amyloidosis in the gallbladder is uncommon; only eight cases have been reported. We describe a case of amyloidosis diagnosed by cholecystectomy, which possibly also affected the liver and kidney. The patient was misdiagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica, but after a cholecystectomy to treat chronic cholecystitis, we ultimately diagnosed him with amyloidosis. We review amyloidosis with gallbladder involvement in the literature.
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Main subject:
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
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Cholecystectomy
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Cholecystitis
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Rare Diseases
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Gallbladder
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Amyloidosis
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Kidney
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Liver
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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